Understanding "within"

Testing RSpec
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So, I want to test clicking a link in a table and found this handy
example by Aslak:

http://github.com/aslakhellesoy/cucumber_rails/tree/master/features/step_definitions/lorry_steps.rb

When /^I delete the (\d+)(?:st|nd|rd|th) lorry$/ do |pos|
visit lorries_url
within(“table > tr:nth-child(#{pos.to_i+1})”) do
click_link “Destroy”
end
end

What if I wanted to destroy the lorry with “name 3” instead of the 3rd
lorry? I looked up ‘within’ in the Webrat docs
gitrdoc.com but there was no
description and the source is a bit mysterious.

Could someone describe what “table > tr:nth-child(#{pos.to_i+1})” does?
by semantic pattern matching I could guess that “ol >
li:nth-child(#{pos.to_i+1})” would also work, but it would be nifty to
know why.

Thanks,
Sarah

2

Sarah A. wrote:

What if I wanted to destroy the lorry with “name 3” instead of the 3rd
lorry?

I was trying to solve a similar problem a few weeks ago. You might be
interested in the response I got: Specifying which button webrat should press - RSpec - Ruby-Forum

HTH
Paul

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On 22 Dec 2008, at 16:03, Sarah A. wrote:

Could someone describe what “table > tr:nth-child(#{pos.to_i+1})”
does?
by semantic pattern matching I could guess that “ol >
li:nth-child(#{pos.to_i+1})” would also work, but it would be nifty to
know why.

Thanks,
Sarah

Hi Sarah - et al, I’m a newb too - thanks for the sweet tools! The W3
explains the css selector syntax:
http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/selector.html#q2

HTH
Jeremiah

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On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 11:30 PM, Jeremiah Heller
[email protected]wrote:

Hi Sarah - et al, I’m a newb too - thanks for the sweet tools! The W3
explains the css selector syntax:
Selectors

This might also be of help

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